Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 26th, 2010
Yesterday, my mother called me at work, which by itself was unremarkable. What made it remarkable was that the former María Concepción Echeverría of Santa Marta, Colombia called to ask whether she was Hispanic.
She was filling out her census form, and although my father has been gone almost four years now, forms of any kind [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 18th, 2010
Last week, the Governor of Virginia, Robert F. McDonnell, issued Executive Directive One that declared a strong policy of nondiscrimination, including on the basis of sexual orientation. The Governor said, “The Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution prohibits discrimination without a rational basis against any class of persons. Discrimination based on factors such [...]
